Pleural Biopsy
Medical thoracoscopy: Analysis on diagnostic yield through 30 years of experience.
Annals of Thoracic Medicine 2016 July- September [Link] Valsecchi A, Arondi S, Marchetti G Abstract BACKGROUND: Medical thoracoscopy (MT) or pleuroscopy is a procedure performed to diagnose and treat malignant and benign pleural diseases. Totally 2752 pleuroscopies executed in 1984-2013 in our center were considered in this study. METHODS: A retrospective observational study was performed.…
Read MoreA case report of metastasis of malignant mesothelioma to the retromolar trigone
World Journal of Surgical Oncology [Link] Arslan A, Ozcakir-Tomruk C, Deniz E, Akin O Abstract BACKGROUND: Malignant mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive tumor with a poor prognosis. Distant metastases are very rare, and the oral cavity metastases are exceedingly rare. Only a few cases with metastasis to oral gingiva are reported. To our knowledge,…
Read MoreProtocol for PIT: a phase III trial of prophylactic irradiation of tracts in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma following invasive chest wall intervention
BMJ Open 2016 January 27 [Link] Bayman N, Ardron D, Ashcroft L, Baldwin DR, Booton R, Darlison L, Edwards JG, Lang-Lazdunski L, Lester JF, Peake M, Rintoul RC, Snee M, Taylor P, Lunt C, Faivre-Finn C. Abstract Introduction Histological diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma requires an invasive procedure such as CT-guided needle biopsy, thoracoscopy, video-assisted thorascopic…
Read MoreForeign body granuloma mimicking recurrence of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports 2015 September 7 [Link] Nakasuka T, Fujimoto N, Hara N, Miyamoto Y, Yamagishi T, Asano M, Nishi H, Kishimoto T. Abstract A 72-year-old man visited our hospital due to right pleural effusion. He had worked as a welder at a shipbuilding company and had been exposed to asbestos. Cytological examination and…
Read MoreMesothelin in Serum and Pleural Effusion in the Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma with Non-positive Cytology
Anticancer Research 2014 December [Link] Franceschini MC, Ferro P, Canessa PA, Battolla E, Dessanti P, Valentino A, Casolari L, Fontana V, Pezzi R, Fedeli F, Pistillo MP, Roncella S. Abstract Background/Aim Mesothelin (SMRP) is regarded as a biomarker of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Herein, we analyzed the contribution of SMRP detection in pleural effusion and…
Read MoreReproducibility of histological subtyping of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Virchows Archiv 2014 October 10 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Brcic L, Jakopovic M, Brcic I, Klaric V, Milosevic M, Sepac A, Samarzija M, Seiwerth S. Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) has a very poor prognosis. Although clinical stage is currently the only reliable prognostic factor, histologic subtyping reportedly also affects prognosis. Some studies propose…
Read MorePhysician-based ultrasound-guided biopsy for diagnosing pleural disease
Chest. 2014 May 15. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Ahmed A, Corcoran JP, Gleeson FV, Hallifax RJ, Hassan N, Manuel A, Maruthappu M, Nagendran M, Psallidas I, Rahman NM, Rostom H. Abstract Background Definitive diagnosis of pleural disease (particularly malignancy) depends upon histological proof obtained via pleural biopsy or positive pleural fluid cytology. Image-guided sampling…
Read MoreExtraskeletal Osteosarcoma of the Pleura: Report of a Case
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Shiota H, Yasukawa T, Hirai A, Chiyo M, Yusa T, Hiroshima K. Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Chiba Rosai Hospital, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan. Abstract Extraskeletal osteosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor occurring very rarely in the pleura. We herein report the…
Read MoreThe role of immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of neoplastic pleural effusions
Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology.. 2012;53(3 Suppl):817-20. [Link] Dinu M, Ciurea RN, Stefan M, Georgescu AC. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania; raluca.ciurea@yahoo.com. Abstract Identification of the origin of neoplastic pleural effusion is a major concern in lung pathology. This study followed the diagnostic role of…
Read More18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography fused imaging in malignant mesothelioma patients: Looking from outside is not enough
Lung Cancer.. 2012 Nov 30. pii: S0169-5002(12)00619-8. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2012.10.017. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Roca E, Laroumagne S, Vandemoortele T, Berdah S, Dutau H, Maldonado F, Astoul P. Department of Thoracic Oncology, Pleural Diseases, and Interventional Pulmonology, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France. Abstract Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an uncommon neoplasm with a poor prognosis usually associated…
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